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Thigh Artery Plaque Removal With Stent

Iowa rates for HCPCS 37227

Treatment of a narrowed or blocked artery in the thigh or behind the knee, in which a device is passed inside the vessel to cut or shave away the fatty plaque and a metal mesh stent is then left in place to hold the channel open. Balloon widening of the same vessel is part of the service. It is done for one leg at a time, usually for pain on walking or a wound that will not heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thigh Artery Plaque Removal With Stent cost?

$17,378

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,378 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $30,200.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,621 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $40,738Professionalmedian $16,982 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $42,658
$100$1K$10Kfacility $18,621professional $16,982

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$31,622.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$16,595.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$40,738.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$52,480.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$53,703.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$22,387.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$35,481.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 120.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 25th of 44

$17,378

MA $75,858HI $631

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.